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gwen: well after 35 years, justice paul stevens retired. he gave a poignant statement from the bench, about maybe i overstayed my welcome and i enjoyed every day. he's very much beloved by his colleagues. what we saw -- in both justice stevens and sotomayor, was a liberal alliance. sotomayor who succeeded suitor who -- suter did last year is similar to souter. and justice stevens who came on an appointee under ford, has been the leading liberal. going back to your question and the way the decisions defined the court. stevens broke away from colleagues on a couple of decisions. it shows they're not only as predictable as sometimes we like to cast them. >> do you think we'll get another retirement from president obama to fill? >> i don't want this to become every summer. what do you think? >> i don't think so. >> justice ginsburg would be the next one to retire. she's survived two serious bouts of cancer. she said she wants many more years ahead of her on the court. hopefully we will not. it is interesting -- >> i see that justice scalia is q
gwen: well after 35 years, justice paul stevens retired. he gave a poignant statement from the bench, about maybe i overstayed my welcome and i enjoyed every day. he's very much beloved by his colleagues. what we saw -- in both justice stevens and sotomayor, was a liberal alliance. sotomayor who succeeded suitor who -- suter did last year is similar to souter. and justice stevens who came on an appointee under ford, has been the leading liberal. going back to your question and the way the...
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after nearly 90 years on the planet and 34 years on the bench, justice john paul stevens steps aside. we look at his past and the court's future. >> two old cold war fa foes agree to limit nuclear weapons. and a new partnership. >> this is the home of afghans and we own this place. and our factories are here for a cause for all of us. >> karzai. he's the democratically elected leader of afghanistan. gwen: the republican party tries to rally its activist. >> retreat and reload and that's not a call for violence. >> and the party chairman. >> we're take steps to make sure we're even more, how should we say physically conservative in our spending. gwen: covering the week, joan biskupic. and joel sanger and mcmanus and charles babington of the associated press. >> this is "washington week," with gwen ifill. corporate funding is provided by -- >> we know why we're here, to give our war fighters every advantage. >> to deliver technology that anticipates the future today. >> and help protect america everywhere. from the battle space to cyberspace. >> around the globe, the people of boeing ar
after nearly 90 years on the planet and 34 years on the bench, justice john paul stevens steps aside. we look at his past and the court's future. >> two old cold war fa foes agree to limit nuclear weapons. and a new partnership. >> this is the home of afghans and we own this place. and our factories are here for a cause for all of us. >> karzai. he's the democratically elected leader of afghanistan. gwen: the republican party tries to rally its activist. >> retreat and...
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i think even justice stevens agreed with that. in those comments that he made, he suggested that he did not think it was appropriate to do what justice brennan and justice marshall had done which was to dissent in every penalty case. he thought that was inappropriate because of thehe weight of the doctrine of precedent. >> when you clerked for justice marshall, his views on the death penalty were well-known.n. and can you recall conversations with him on the subject when you were his clerk? >>le well, they were well-known and justice marshall's clerks had as a kind of specialal responsibility and justice brennan's clerks as well and clerks carry out the vision of the people who, for whom they work. and justice marshall and justice brennan did believe that the death penalty was unconstitutional in all its applications, but more specifically i think viewed themselves as having special roles in 5e67 deat each death pe to make sure there was no special problems in the imposition of the death penalty. and if there were, to bring those
i think even justice stevens agreed with that. in those comments that he made, he suggested that he did not think it was appropriate to do what justice brennan and justice marshall had done which was to dissent in every penalty case. he thought that was inappropriate because of thehe weight of the doctrine of precedent. >> when you clerked for justice marshall, his views on the death penalty were well-known.n. and can you recall conversations with him on the subject when you were his...
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assange's lawyer, mark stevens. in the last hour or so. and he said they are on target to have raise that had money. so if you like that's one tick in the box. mr. assange and his legal team feel they have covered. it's now up to today's high court judge to decide whether or not to grant him bail. >> that was john mcgwire talking a short while ago and julian assange is now at the high court in central london. with eel bring you the details precisely as they come to us here on bbc news. now unlimited damages. that's the cost for b.p. after it is being sued over the gulf of mexico oil spill. eight other companies also named as the authorities look to recoop billions upon billions of dollars. b.p. says the claim of negligence is still just an allegation though it will cooperate. here's our correspondent. >> when the deepwater horizon drilling rig exploded, it claimed 11 lives and released a plume of oil for months. it led to a deluge of lawsuits from local businesses seeking compensation. they have now been joined by the u.s. government. it c
assange's lawyer, mark stevens. in the last hour or so. and he said they are on target to have raise that had money. so if you like that's one tick in the box. mr. assange and his legal team feel they have covered. it's now up to today's high court judge to decide whether or not to grant him bail. >> that was john mcgwire talking a short while ago and julian assange is now at the high court in central london. with eel bring you the details precisely as they come to us here on bbc news....
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it was ted stevens. he was 83 years old. he was moving like a high school linebacker. he was in remarkable shape. a lot of these guys and women in congress, one thing about them, to an extraordinary degree, some of them are in excellent health. charlie ragel is 80 years old. gwen: we saw him dancing the other night. we want to send our condolences to the families. thank you all for watching. keep up with daily developments on air and online at the pbs news hour and we'll also see you on air and online right here next week on "washington week." good night. >> the conversation continues online. see more from our panel about the week's top stories and we answer your questions. it's the web cast extra found only on washington week online at pbs.org. >> "washington week" was produced by weta which is solely responsible for its content. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> funding for "washington week" is provided by boeing. exron mobile. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. the anburg foundation. the -- annanburg foundation. th
it was ted stevens. he was 83 years old. he was moving like a high school linebacker. he was in remarkable shape. a lot of these guys and women in congress, one thing about them, to an extraordinary degree, some of them are in excellent health. charlie ragel is 80 years old. gwen: we saw him dancing the other night. we want to send our condolences to the families. thank you all for watching. keep up with daily developments on air and online at the pbs news hour and we'll also see you on air and...
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role and is now being mentioned as a possible supreme court justice for the seat vacated by justice stevens. also tonight, best-selling author anne lamott is here. she is out with her seventh novel called "imperfect birds." we are glad you have joined us, elizabeth warren, and arthur anne lamott, coming up right now. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> walmart is looking forward to helping build strong communities and relationships. because of your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. >> the u.s. census can make your voice heard. we cannot move forward until you mail it back. ♪ tavis: elizabeth warren is chair of the congressional oversight panel that was established in 2008 to oversee the troubled as a relief fund. she'll also a noted author and professor of law at harvard. she joins us tonight fro
role and is now being mentioned as a possible supreme court justice for the seat vacated by justice stevens. also tonight, best-selling author anne lamott is here. she is out with her seventh novel called "imperfect birds." we are glad you have joined us, elizabeth warren, and arthur anne lamott, coming up right now. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] >> walmart is looking forward to helping build strong communities and relationships. because of your help, the...
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how did that work with justice stevens. >> well, justice stevens had a particularly close relationship with justice kennedy who is so often the swing vote on the court. and for example in the environmental case he was able to get justice kennedy a strong supporter of states rights to say that massachusetts had a right to compel the federal government to regulate greenhouse gases. so i think he had a way of figuring out what each justice cared about in bringing them to his team. but i think in terms of his legacy we should remember he made a great contribution to freedom of speech, often siding with the freedom of speech whether it was of jehovah's witnesses to profilatize door-to-door or using the internet. he may have been the oldest just at this but was the first to say the intermet made everyone with a personal computer effectively a town crier who could communicate to all the world. he wasn't always for freedom of speech rights. he didn't believe that flag burners had a right to burn the flag in protest. and that reflected the fact that he was the only person on the court with mili
how did that work with justice stevens. >> well, justice stevens had a particularly close relationship with justice kennedy who is so often the swing vote on the court. and for example in the environmental case he was able to get justice kennedy a strong supporter of states rights to say that massachusetts had a right to compel the federal government to regulate greenhouse gases. so i think he had a way of figuring out what each justice cared about in bringing them to his team. but i...
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justice stevens would be, to lose him, would have i think a major impact on the court. even though he is on the wing of the court that doesn't often prevail in cases, he has been sort of a master strategist at winning justice kennedy and preserving some liberal victory. >> ifill: justice sotomayor's ascension doesn't reu change the balance of power or ideology on the court. >> it does not. she's viewed as having views very similar to her predecessor justice souter. however, we don't really know. there are certain areas where she may not be justice souter. i would think maybe in criminal procedure, given her background as a former prosecutor and trial judge, maybe in some of the business cases. she was a corporate litigator. we have to wait and see. we didn't learn much about her during her hearings also in terms of how she looks at the constitution. so i think the cases that we just talked about will give us greater insights into how she views the law. >> ifill: final thought on a related issue-retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor gave remarks at the colleg
justice stevens would be, to lose him, would have i think a major impact on the court. even though he is on the wing of the court that doesn't often prevail in cases, he has been sort of a master strategist at winning justice kennedy and preserving some liberal victory. >> ifill: justice sotomayor's ascension doesn't reu change the balance of power or ideology on the court. >> it does not. she's viewed as having views very similar to her predecessor justice souter. however, we don't...
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stevens had been trying to evacuate staffers from the u.s. consulate when gunmen with automatic weapons and rocket- propelled grenades stormed the lightly guarded compound and set it on fire. the identity of the attackers and their motivations remained murky. but in washington, white house officials said militants tied to al qaeda may have used protests against an anti-islam film as a diversion. this morning, president obama, with secretary of state clinton at his side, praised the slain ambassador. >> it's especially tragic that chris stevens died in benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save. at the height of the libyan revolution, chris led our diplomatic post in benghazi. with characteristic skill, courage and resolve, he built partnerships with libyan revolutionaries and helped them as they planned to build a new libya. >> warner: flags over the white house, the capitol and the state department were lowered to half staff, and tributes to stevens poured in. a middle east veteran fluent in arabic and french, stevens had been on t
stevens had been trying to evacuate staffers from the u.s. consulate when gunmen with automatic weapons and rocket- propelled grenades stormed the lightly guarded compound and set it on fire. the identity of the attackers and their motivations remained murky. but in washington, white house officials said militants tied to al qaeda may have used protests against an anti-islam film as a diversion. this morning, president obama, with secretary of state clinton at his side, praised the slain...
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and stevens said, get real, politician and big money from corporations has -- has a distorting effect on the political discourse and could be corruptive. that's what congress found. >> i was going to say, one of the things the democrats talked about is some way of fixing this. labor unions also are not going to be limited. corporations play have more money and they're concerned about that. is there no way to cure the constitutional defects of this law or procision? >> they can't do anything on the constitutional issue short oaf, out passing the amendment. they could do things around the margins and for example, new york senator chuck schumer and maryland u.s. rep chris van holland will introduce legislation that if you get the bailout money, your corporation, you need to abide by restrictions. that maybe congress would use its spending power under the constitution to enforce various limits. but -- in terms of the major constitutional issue, there's had the much congress can did frankly. the states, lots of states are affect by this too. gwen: what happens as you go forward from here?
and stevens said, get real, politician and big money from corporations has -- has a distorting effect on the political discourse and could be corruptive. that's what congress found. >> i was going to say, one of the things the democrats talked about is some way of fixing this. labor unions also are not going to be limited. corporations play have more money and they're concerned about that. is there no way to cure the constitutional defects of this law or procision? >> they can't do...
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stevens was a controversial figure throughout the campaign. he drew criticism externally for being too cautious in defining his candidate and internally for being a sometimes divisive and material figure. in august a new republic profiled him as friendship with mitt romney. the article was published under the title the square and the flare. i've known stuart stevens for a long time and i am pleased to have him here at this table this one of his first conversations about the politics 2012, who won, who lost and why. thank you for coming. >> well i can clarify that. we lost. >> rose: but when did you think you were going to lose? >> we're always very realistic about it contrary to some roorts. we thought we had a good chance to win. after the storm i never had a good feeling. not that the storm impacted things that much per se but these races, a race like this is a lot like an mba game and it's all about ball control at the end. we went from, in every incumbent i've ever defeated been involved in, well you had to really prosecute an argument at
stevens was a controversial figure throughout the campaign. he drew criticism externally for being too cautious in defining his candidate and internally for being a sometimes divisive and material figure. in august a new republic profiled him as friendship with mitt romney. the article was published under the title the square and the flare. i've known stuart stevens for a long time and i am pleased to have him here at this table this one of his first conversations about the politics 2012, who...
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justice stevens wrote separately as did justice breyer. first they disagreed with justice alito's historical analysis of a right of self-defense. they said that the second amendment, the framers were really first concerned with disarming the militia and self-defense was a secondary concern. justice breyer said that he didn't feel that you can say this was a fundamental right deeply embedded in american history and tradition because there is a lot of disagreement. there is no consensus about gun rights in this country. he felt that state legislatures, not courts, were the proper place to work through these issues. >> brown: so this gets sent back to the lower court, right? >> yes, it does. the court did not really rule specifically on the constitutionality of the chicago and oak wood park gun ordinances. it dealt with whether the second amendment could apply to the states. now it goes back to those lower courts where it seems almost inevitable that those gun ordinances will be struck down. >> brown: finally, marcia, in our first go-round wi
justice stevens wrote separately as did justice breyer. first they disagreed with justice alito's historical analysis of a right of self-defense. they said that the second amendment, the framers were really first concerned with disarming the militia and self-defense was a secondary concern. justice breyer said that he didn't feel that you can say this was a fundamental right deeply embedded in american history and tradition because there is a lot of disagreement. there is no consensus about gun...
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tell me about justice stevens. >> justice stevens is an amazing person. he is from a different era. and i think you get that sense the second you meat him. he has a certain gentility about him, a certain just basic decency that i think tends to be lost these days. and just in terms of his jurisprudence i think your intro was quite right that he is an independent thinker. i think you know he talks of as the liberal lion on the court, the liberal icon on the court but he really does, i think, approach each case on a case-by-case basis. he really does have an independent streak. >> he had an influence beyond one vote. >> i think so. i think that's absolutely. he has been on the court for 34 years. and i think even some of the conservatives on the court are able to respect that. there is a very strong seniority on the court and he is the most senior justice by a country mile. and just the kind of institutional knowledge he has is respected by judges on both sides of the court. and of course all the current kind of liberal block of the court where we are talking about justice ginsburg, j
tell me about justice stevens. >> justice stevens is an amazing person. he is from a different era. and i think you get that sense the second you meat him. he has a certain gentility about him, a certain just basic decency that i think tends to be lost these days. and just in terms of his jurisprudence i think your intro was quite right that he is an independent thinker. i think you know he talks of as the liberal lion on the court, the liberal icon on the court but he really does, i...
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cleve stevens is a social ethicist and author of the best in us,. dr. stevens, this libor scandal the latest for the banking industry, subprime lending, trading scandals. what are the cultural conditions that may be fueling this? >> well, it actually is fueled by what i view as the fundamental business dogma of the time which is that only thing that matters is shareholder value. or if not the only thing, the single most important thing. ultimately, when the profit is the driving and exclusive driving factor you're going to end up with greed is good. that as cliched as that sounds, that is in fact an element of what's contributing to these astonishing scandals. >> tom: you're speaking to an audience of shareholders out there and it's got to be heresy for them to hear shareholder value is not the ultimate rule here. so what are you trying to say to them? >> well, what i say to them is that the irony is that when you focus on the growth of the development of the people and you do it driven toward excellence, not focusing on the shareholder value, the irony
cleve stevens is a social ethicist and author of the best in us,. dr. stevens, this libor scandal the latest for the banking industry, subprime lending, trading scandals. what are the cultural conditions that may be fueling this? >> well, it actually is fueled by what i view as the fundamental business dogma of the time which is that only thing that matters is shareholder value. or if not the only thing, the single most important thing. ultimately, when the profit is the driving and...
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to libya, chris stevens, and three of his colleagues died in the attack. they had repeatedly asked for tighter security. initially, the american government the attack to protest against an anti-muslim film. now they say it was a terrorist attack. >> the committee will come to order. >> republicans are outraged at the change. >> in fact, it was 9/11, the 11th anniversary of the greatest terrorist attack in u.s. history, in new york, pennsylvania, and at the pentagon. it was that the anniversary which caused an organization allied with al qaeda to attack and kill our personnel. >> this is not just about why the attack took place. people at the state it -- the charges that people ignored the request for further security. only months before the election, that is a very serious charge. imitt romney has put the attack at the heart of his argument that president obama does not stand for america. -- stand up for america. >> as the administration has finally conceded, these attacks were the deliver it work of terrorists. >> the committee -- for the deliberate -- th
to libya, chris stevens, and three of his colleagues died in the attack. they had repeatedly asked for tighter security. initially, the american government the attack to protest against an anti-muslim film. now they say it was a terrorist attack. >> the committee will come to order. >> republicans are outraged at the change. >> in fact, it was 9/11, the 11th anniversary of the greatest terrorist attack in u.s. history, in new york, pennsylvania, and at the pentagon. it was...
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former republican senator ted stevens di in a plane crashe. never saw bill benefiting his home state that he did not like. four democratic congressmen dan rostenkowski is wjla.com -- spent mor-- a former democratic congressman dan rostenkowski died as well. charlie rangel is fighting for his career on charges of corruption. what happens to these guys when they sti around so long? >> no question there is a sense of entitlement. to her credit, nancy pelosi has repealed many of those perks as speaker. on dan rosteowski, just one word -- i have already spoken positively and emotionally about charlie rangel. danny rostenkowski was a throwback, the guy's guy, like to tell a good story. he worked across the aisle. there was no ideology to them and did you want to know what politics has changed? he is to go back to chicago by car. you know who went with them? the republican leader went with him and back, and henry hyde. they were friends. can you imagine -- >> did he bring home the bacon? >> bob michael wrote in his car and i am sure they had a lot of
former republican senator ted stevens di in a plane crashe. never saw bill benefiting his home state that he did not like. four democratic congressmen dan rostenkowski is wjla.com -- spent mor-- a former democratic congressman dan rostenkowski died as well. charlie rangel is fighting for his career on charges of corruption. what happens to these guys when they sti around so long? >> no question there is a sense of entitlement. to her credit, nancy pelosi has repealed many of those perks...
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and john paul stevens, after 34 years, was stepping down. he is the head of the liberal wing of the court, the most gracious and beloved, i think, a member of the court in many ways, and he is leaving. >> colby? >> yes, it says that mark can keep a magnum under his bed, but it also allows for local regulations. it allows us to have local regulations but he can keep the magnum under his bed, on loa -- unoad it, with a trigger lock on it. >> i am not sure if it is under the better under the pillow. >> mark, are you feeling lucky today? >> the president signs off on immigration. > -- sounds off on immigration. >> our borders are too vast for us to solve the problem only with fences and border patrols. >> the president arguing that congress must pass a comprehensive immigration reform that would allow 11 million undocumented immigrants to become documented taxpayers. george bush tried and failed in 2006. what are the odds of this going anywhere? >> 0 this year, that is for sure. that speech was completely political. what the president said in th
and john paul stevens, after 34 years, was stepping down. he is the head of the liberal wing of the court, the most gracious and beloved, i think, a member of the court in many ways, and he is leaving. >> colby? >> yes, it says that mark can keep a magnum under his bed, but it also allows for local regulations. it allows us to have local regulations but he can keep the magnum under his bed, on loa -- unoad it, with a trigger lock on it. >> i am not sure if it is under the...
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justice stevens, thank you tore joining us. >> nice to be here. thank you. >> ifill: when you were appointed by president ford you were considered to be the republican nominee that by the time you retired you were considered to be the court's unlikely liberal. were you really that unlikely? or were you really that liberal? >> well, i never have been a fan of trying to use labels like that to describe the justices. because very often the justice will be liberal on one issue and conservative on another. and it is true that i was in dissent a lot in the last several years, i was in dissent quite a bit from the beginning too. >> ifill: you just became a professional dissenter in your time on the court. >> well, i actually started out doing a lot of dissenting. so i'm not sure-- i'm not sure how to answer that question. >> ifill: did you change? did the court change? or did society change in your 35 years there? >> well, i suppose everything's changed over the years. my own view is that there's been a change on the court every time a new member has bee
justice stevens, thank you tore joining us. >> nice to be here. thank you. >> ifill: when you were appointed by president ford you were considered to be the republican nominee that by the time you retired you were considered to be the court's unlikely liberal. were you really that unlikely? or were you really that liberal? >> well, i never have been a fan of trying to use labels like that to describe the justices. because very often the justice will be liberal on one issue and...
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para encontrar al felino asesino en serie más grande del mundo, hay que viajar a las remotas islas stevens, cerca de las costas de nueva zelanda. el solitario cuidador de un faro trajo un gato a la isla para hacerle compañía, el gato curioso salió y descubrió una nueva especie de ave, el carrizo de las islas stevens, pero cuando se dieron cuenta de la importancia de este descubrimiento, ya era tarde, porque el gato había devorado a cada ejemplar de lo que ahora es una especie en extinción. ♪ ese tipo de cosas ocurre en el bosque todo el tiempo. los gatos salvajes se alimentan de la vida salvaje, devorando una especie tras otra, ese es un problema. [gato gruñendo] ¡agrh! (narrador) australia también sufre por la sed de sangre del gato. muchos animales salvajes australianos son marsupiales pequeños, una delicia tentadora para él. por eso, el director del museo australiano, mike archer, tiene malas noticias para los dueños de los gatos. es comprensible que una persona tenga una mascota a la cual pueda cuidar y acicalar, nadie pensaría que este animal es un animal asesino, sedie
para encontrar al felino asesino en serie más grande del mundo, hay que viajar a las remotas islas stevens, cerca de las costas de nueva zelanda. el solitario cuidador de un faro trajo un gato a la isla para hacerle compañía, el gato curioso salió y descubrió una nueva especie de ave, el carrizo de las islas stevens, pero cuando se dieron cuenta de la importancia de este descubrimiento, ya era tarde, porque el gato había devorado a cada ejemplar de lo que ahora es una especie en...
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ambassador chris stevens, how could this happen? joining us: marwan muasher, who served as jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister earlier this decade-- he's now vice president for studies at the carnegie endowment for international peace; trudy rubin, a foreign affairs columnist for the "philadelphia inquirer"; and hisham melhem, washington bureau chief of al- arabiya news. marwan mausher, i want to start with you. secretary clinton asked that question clearly thinking about the developments you've seen over the last couple years through the arab spring. how could it have happened? what's your answer? >> well, i think there's a notion in this country that transformational changes take place almost overnight. that's why the misnomer of the arab spring. in any transformation one needs to understand that this is not going to result in democracy overnight. i think what happened in libya basically is as much as... libya did not win a big seat in parliament and they're trying to exploit feelings against america to gain some p
ambassador chris stevens, how could this happen? joining us: marwan muasher, who served as jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister earlier this decade-- he's now vice president for studies at the carnegie endowment for international peace; trudy rubin, a foreign affairs columnist for the "philadelphia inquirer"; and hisham melhem, washington bureau chief of al- arabiya news. marwan mausher, i want to start with you. secretary clinton asked that question clearly thinking...
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and within that extraordinary institution, justice stevens has played a particularly distinguished and exemplary role. it is therefore a special honor to be nominated to fill his seat >> rose: kagan grew up in, no, was educated at princeton, oxford and harvard law school. she briefly worked in private practice and later clerked for justice thurgood marshall. she also served as senate staff member and an aide in the clinton administration, though kagan is well respected in the legal community, some republicans have raised questions about her lack of judicial experience. clinton nominated kagan for an appeals court judgeship in 1999 but the republican-controlled senate at the time did not vote on her confirmation. joining me now from north carolina's is walter dellinger, he served as assistant attorney general and acting solicitor general under former president clinton. and in new york, sean wilentz of princeton university, he taught kagan history and directed her thesis on the history of the socialist movement. i'm pleased to have these two people who know this nominee well. walter, you
and within that extraordinary institution, justice stevens has played a particularly distinguished and exemplary role. it is therefore a special honor to be nominated to fill his seat >> rose: kagan grew up in, no, was educated at princeton, oxford and harvard law school. she briefly worked in private practice and later clerked for justice thurgood marshall. she also served as senate staff member and an aide in the clinton administration, though kagan is well respected in the legal...
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justice stevens came to believe it was unconstitutional. and also in criminal sentencing. those are areas, and campaign finance where it could make a difference. >> ifill: okay. and we will be taking it all one by one, judge abner mikva, marcia coyle, of course, john manning and marcia greenberger, thank you all very much for that first half. >> brown: still to come on the newshour: one man's tale of survival aboard the deepwater horizon oil rig... the i.m.f. and european union's trillion-dollar bailout fund... and the life and times of lena horne. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: markets around the world rebounded today, and u.s. markets followed suit, after a weekend deal to avert a european debt crisis. european leaders and banks announced an array of emergency lending measures totaling nearly $1 trillion. that sent the dow jones industrial average up more than 404 points to close at 10785. the nasdaq rose 109 points to close at 2374. a series of attacks across iraq made today the deadliest day of the year so
justice stevens came to believe it was unconstitutional. and also in criminal sentencing. those are areas, and campaign finance where it could make a difference. >> ifill: okay. and we will be taking it all one by one, judge abner mikva, marcia coyle, of course, john manning and marcia greenberger, thank you all very much for that first half. >> brown: still to come on the newshour: one man's tale of survival aboard the deepwater horizon oil rig... the i.m.f. and european union's...
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stevens today. she argued that you can't prohibit speech just because you find it offensive. she said these videosç were not like child pornography where in child pornography, the actual video and image isen twined with the criminal act. if you eliminated all videos of dog fighting, she said, dog fighting won't end. she was questioned really vigorously by justice alito who said, well, what if there are people who want to see live human sacrifices on the human sacrifice channel? could congress prohibit that? and again she repeated that you can't prohibit speech just because you find it offensive. there has to beç causation here. the video has to cause the harm. he came back again and said, well, what about ethnic cleansing on the ethnic cleansing channel? and again she said you can't just prohibit speechç because it's offensive. and justice scalia interjected at this point, i think on her side, saying well, if you let this one in, what's going to be the next basin stingt? the government doesn't have a role in deciding what are our worst instincts. >> woodruff: i know you
stevens today. she argued that you can't prohibit speech just because you find it offensive. she said these videosç were not like child pornography where in child pornography, the actual video and image isen twined with the criminal act. if you eliminated all videos of dog fighting, she said, dog fighting won't end. she was questioned really vigorously by justice alito who said, well, what if there are people who want to see live human sacrifices on the human sacrifice channel? could congress...
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george stevens the writer director and producer joins me now. welcome to you. >> hello. >> brown: these are very focused on craft, rather than what we usually think of stars celebrity. so give us some background on these conversations. >> well, they started when we started the conservatory at the american film institute in 1969. and the first night harold loy, the great sil ebb film comedian came to talk to the fellows, there were just 17 of them at that time, he brought his friend king vidor, a great director, and in that audience were david lynch and terrence malek and paul slader, and -- >> brown: young folks at the time? >> yes, who now have careers of their own. and the idea was for the great film makers to come there and provide the knowledge. because there was no other source of it. it was picasso who said that when critics get together they talk about aesthetics. he said when artists get together, they talk about terp en tyne. >> brown: the real nitty gritty of how you make things. >> how you do it. >> brown: there's also the constant mi
george stevens the writer director and producer joins me now. welcome to you. >> hello. >> brown: these are very focused on craft, rather than what we usually think of stars celebrity. so give us some background on these conversations. >> well, they started when we started the conservatory at the american film institute in 1969. and the first night harold loy, the great sil ebb film comedian came to talk to the fellows, there were just 17 of them at that time, he brought his...
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for the summer through the eyes of "new york times", david denby "the new yorker" magazine and dana stevens of "slate" magazine. >> to me tree of life is one of those movies that is an event, a movie comes as long once every-- they have been as long 250s year gaps betwn terence movies and this movie seems like you could come out, saying i didn't get this, i didn't get that. it is a lot to take in at once. but when a movie makes you experience that kind of awe i want to tell everyone to see it. >> rose: greenspan speaks and movies you can watch this summer when we continue. funding for charlie rose was provided by the followg: but this isn't just a hollywood storyline. it's happening every day, all across america. every time a storefront opens. or the mnight oil is burned. or when someone chases a dream, not jt a dollar. they are small business owners. so if you wanna root for a real hero, support small business. shop small. additional funding provided by these funders: captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: alan greenspa
for the summer through the eyes of "new york times", david denby "the new yorker" magazine and dana stevens of "slate" magazine. >> to me tree of life is one of those movies that is an event, a movie comes as long once every-- they have been as long 250s year gaps betwn terence movies and this movie seems like you could come out, saying i didn't get this, i didn't get that. it is a lot to take in at once. but when a movie makes you experience that kind of awe...
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a growing number of conservatives are blaming stevens for advocating a campaign of caution, politico reported. one that puts all the em fa not on how good knee could be but how bad obama is. romney campaign officials, however, insist they are on course. the candidates' travel schedules this week tell the story as the campaign enters its final 50 days. president obama heads to florida and virginia, and romney heads once again to florida. we're joined by susan page and dan balz, chief correspondent for the "washington post." susan, we have been all consuming this daily diet of polls especially from the battle ground states. presumably the romney campaign and the obama campaign have been doing the same thing. do they interpret those numbers the same way we have been? >> well, i think that both campaigns see a small bump for president obama coming out of the conventions, although it's going a little narrower. in these three most critical battle ground states -- ohio, florida and virginia -- you do see obama having a slight advantage, a slightly bigger advantage than he had before. i thin
a growing number of conservatives are blaming stevens for advocating a campaign of caution, politico reported. one that puts all the em fa not on how good knee could be but how bad obama is. romney campaign officials, however, insist they are on course. the candidates' travel schedules this week tell the story as the campaign enters its final 50 days. president obama heads to florida and virginia, and romney heads once again to florida. we're joined by susan page and dan balz, chief...
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young koches, brad stevens in his second final four, shaka smart in his first. totally opposite personalities. brad stevenses, i wrote this a couple years ago, if he had been alive when man landed on the moon he would say oh, that's pretty interesting that is big emotion. shaka smart, you hand him a cup of coffee this is the greatest thing i've ever seen in my life. totally opposite personalities but what they have in common, both very driven, competitive and both very good at what they do. >> smart basketball coaches. >> without any question. >> let me ask you about the state of college basketball as we get to the other two programs because they're both storied programsment but you have to put an as ter ising behind them. jim calhoun who i admire a lot. >> me too. >> was sanctioned for rules violations, california pairee is take his third team to the ncaa final four. there is a record there of sorts. >> right. >> it really does raise a question about the whole integrity of the game at that highest level. >> it's what college cath letics has evolved to, john cal
young koches, brad stevens in his second final four, shaka smart in his first. totally opposite personalities. brad stevenses, i wrote this a couple years ago, if he had been alive when man landed on the moon he would say oh, that's pretty interesting that is big emotion. shaka smart, you hand him a cup of coffee this is the greatest thing i've ever seen in my life. totally opposite personalities but what they have in common, both very driven, competitive and both very good at what they do....
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stevens and his dissent had said, "this is going to allow foreign money in." the majority in their opinion responded to stevens and said, "there's nothing in this case that has anything to do with foreign money. we're talking about corporate money only. there's a whole separate ban on foreign money in u.s. elections, and that is not being challenged today. so that law remains in place." the issue behind it all is how do we know? if you have all these anonymous sources of spending, we have no way of knowing where the money is coming from. >> take aramco, for example. we talked about the american petroleum institute earlier. one of its members, big members, is aramco, the arabian oil company, a member of an american based petroleum lobby. how do we know that's not aramco money mixed up in the american petroleum institute's donations? >> well, we don't. we have to rely on aramco understanding and following the law. the way the law is written, the way the f.e.c. regulations are written, they are supposed to use u.s.-based money for their political speech in their
stevens and his dissent had said, "this is going to allow foreign money in." the majority in their opinion responded to stevens and said, "there's nothing in this case that has anything to do with foreign money. we're talking about corporate money only. there's a whole separate ban on foreign money in u.s. elections, and that is not being challenged today. so that law remains in place." the issue behind it all is how do we know? if you have all these anonymous sources of...
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and stevens said okay, you can go ahead and do it. so jimmy went up to race and got to racing his new porsche in this race and he was killed on the way to the race. in an accident, i mean they have done all these things about suicide and intentions and so on. he just got hit by a guy who didn't stop at a stop sign is basically it. and he had been speeding 125 miles an hour before but he's only going 70 miles an hour when the accident actually happened. so it was a tragedy. and we were all shooting. i mean elizabeth taylor cried so much it took two weeks before we could even get a shot. every time she came on the soundstage she would start crying and have to be medicated and taken off. so it was a tragedy to all of us. just an incredible, incredible tragedy, i mean 24 years old this young genius an he was that. >> rose: he was a genius. >> oh, yeah, he was amazing. in res ro-- retrospect, he was the greatest acker i have ever seen work. >> rose: the greatest acker you have ever seen. >> ever seen. i mean when you think of "giant" here'
and stevens said okay, you can go ahead and do it. so jimmy went up to race and got to racing his new porsche in this race and he was killed on the way to the race. in an accident, i mean they have done all these things about suicide and intentions and so on. he just got hit by a guy who didn't stop at a stop sign is basically it. and he had been speeding 125 miles an hour before but he's only going 70 miles an hour when the accident actually happened. so it was a tragedy. and we were all...
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): i want to offer my thanks to ambassador stevens. i want to thank him and to thank the american people who gave birth to such special diplomats. >> brown: the bodies of the four slain americans were repatriated today outside washington at joint base andrews. >> let light perpetual shine on chris, sean, glen and tyrone. >> brown: ambassador stevens and state department officer sean smith were brought home with two former navy seals who'd been detailed to protect stevens, tyrone woods and glen doherty. president obama paid tribute to them, joined by secretary of state clinton. >> they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it, they embodied it. the courage, the hope and, yes, the idealism-- that fundamental american belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. that's who they were and that's who we are. if we want to truly honor their memory, that's who we must always be. >> brown: the president again pledged that the killers would be brought to justice, and that the diplomatic work for which the four
): i want to offer my thanks to ambassador stevens. i want to thank him and to thank the american people who gave birth to such special diplomats. >> brown: the bodies of the four slain americans were repatriated today outside washington at joint base andrews. >> let light perpetual shine on chris, sean, glen and tyrone. >> brown: ambassador stevens and state department officer sean smith were brought home with two former navy seals who'd been detailed to protect stevens,...
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and former alaska senator ted stevens was killed in a plane crash in alaska. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: our cyber security series continues online. take a tour of the black hat conference with founder jeff moss. he also gives his take on the changing definition of a hacker. there's more on the life of former senator ted stevens, including reports from the alaska public radio network, among others. on "art beat," jeff catches up with music critics jim derogatis and greg kot of wbez-chicago for a recap of highlights from this year's lollapalooza music festival all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, tom bearden reports on what's happening to the oil and other debris retrieved from the gulf of mexico. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the
and former alaska senator ted stevens was killed in a plane crash in alaska. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: our cyber security series continues online. take a tour of the black hat conference with founder jeff moss. he also gives his take on the changing definition of a hacker. there's more on the life of former senator ted stevens, including reports from the alaska public radio network, among others. on...
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so at the end she'll kind of have the same votes at justice stevens but she wroept v the same force in terms of rhetoric . the hope is maybe she can use the same kind of skills of persuasion that she used at harvard law school so maybe she'll take justice stevens out to starbucks to say "could you moderate your opinion, do you have to say that?" and there she might really be influential. she's brilliant and she's charm ing and that's something that other than justice sonia sotomayor we haven't seen with so many of the progressives on the court. >> woodruff: nicholas rosenkranz, is that the way it works? that not just by force of her intellect but the personality, the skills of persuasion could affect her ability to make a difference on this court? >> well, i'm sure that's what president obama is hoping and she is undoubt edly very charismatic and very persuasive . but the other justices have been doing this for quite a while and they're very much their own people. it's hard to imagine she's going to arrive at the court and instantly be changing minds in any sort of dramatic way. she's
so at the end she'll kind of have the same votes at justice stevens but she wroept v the same force in terms of rhetoric . the hope is maybe she can use the same kind of skills of persuasion that she used at harvard law school so maybe she'll take justice stevens out to starbucks to say "could you moderate your opinion, do you have to say that?" and there she might really be influential. she's brilliant and she's charm ing and that's something that other than justice sonia sotomayor...
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norm stevens, jennifer bryant, chuck thomas and holley tomlynn. thank you all very much. >> lehrer: >> lehrer: again, the major developments of the day. nearly 50 world leaders convened a washington summit on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. and poland mourned its president and other leaders killed in a weekend plane crash in russia. investigators said the pilot ignored warnings about heavy fog. the newshour is always online. kwame holman, in our newsroom, previews what's there. kwame? >> holman: our spotlight city coverage continues. watch an interview on how florida's demographics impact its economy, and use our patchwork nation map to see foreclosure rates in your area. plus, you can submit questions for our tax day town hall in tampa with white house economic adviser christina romer and former senator mel martinez, among others. on the nuclear summit, we've posted all of jeff's interview with the egyptian foreign minister. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gw
norm stevens, jennifer bryant, chuck thomas and holley tomlynn. thank you all very much. >> lehrer: >> lehrer: again, the major developments of the day. nearly 50 world leaders convened a washington summit on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. and poland mourned its president and other leaders killed in a weekend plane crash in russia. investigators said the pilot ignored warnings about heavy fog. the newshour is always online. kwame holman, in our newsroom, previews what's...
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we know this is a different circumstances than when justice stevens was confirmed, and even different from when justice sonia sotomayor was confirmed. how is that? >> it is really about the politics. the issue here is the politics. here you have a republican party which thinks it has a good shot at making very substantial gains in november, possibly even flipping one or both chambers. you've got an administration that certainly doesn't want that to happen. now given the republicans past statements that they're not going to endorse filibusters, or that they oppose filibusters of supreme court nominees -- these are statements during the bush administration -- i don't think the republicans are going to filibuster. i think it is pretty clear that the president is goçnpthat he needs to get to get the person confirmed. the real question is: century what cost in november. to what extent will the republicans portray this as emblematic as the liberal democrats being out of touch with the culture on same-sex marriage, such as under god and the pledge of allegiance. i don't think they are thing
we know this is a different circumstances than when justice stevens was confirmed, and even different from when justice sonia sotomayor was confirmed. how is that? >> it is really about the politics. the issue here is the politics. here you have a republican party which thinks it has a good shot at making very substantial gains in november, possibly even flipping one or both chambers. you've got an administration that certainly doesn't want that to happen. now given the republicans past...
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. >> brown: pastor stevens also had a greater concern about missed opportunities. >> this shouldn't be an election about voting against the other guy. this should be an election about voting for the person who is is going to benefit your community. >> brown: you're not seeing that from either party? >> neither party. neither party >> brown: the two parties intending to stir enthusiasm in the weeks before the vote, that might well be a sobering message indeed. >> ifill: you can find more on jeff's trip to north >> ifill: you can find more on jeff's trip to north carolina, including his foray into mixed martial arts on our web site. watch his newsroom conversation with political editor christina bellantoni, plus a behind-the- scenes slideshow, on our politics page. >> woodruff: the newshour and npr are tracking how the presidential campaigns are spending their ad dollars to target specific demographic groups in battlegrounds like north carolina, our partner kantar media/cmag found that president obama and mitt romney have spent eight times more money this year on spanish- language ads th
. >> brown: pastor stevens also had a greater concern about missed opportunities. >> this shouldn't be an election about voting against the other guy. this should be an election about voting for the person who is is going to benefit your community. >> brown: you're not seeing that from either party? >> neither party. neither party >> brown: the two parties intending to stir enthusiasm in the weeks before the vote, that might well be a sobering message indeed....
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scott, and dana stevens. if you had to vote, david, where would you vote? >> best director i would vote for malick. >> i would vote for george in every category. >> >> rose: you would vote for? >> probably malick, too. >> malick, also. >> rose: world affairs and movies when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: doctor zbigniew brzezinski is here. he served as national security adviser under president jimmy carter. he is also an ahor and professor of foreign policy. in a new book he reflected on the global shift of power from west to east. the book is called "strategic vision." i pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. there has been much conversation about what might be taking place between iran and the united states, whether it's threats of the-- to bomb the strait of hormuz, or close it, or an exchange of letters. tell me what you think is going on there. >> i think all of that is going on in fact. there are threats, there are concerns, and there are divisions in
scott, and dana stevens. if you had to vote, david, where would you vote? >> best director i would vote for malick. >> i would vote for george in every category. >> >> rose: you would vote for? >> probably malick, too. >> malick, also. >> rose: world affairs and movies when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: doctor zbigniew brzezinski is here. he served as...
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ambassador christopher stevens was killed there last week. and in the u.s. presidential campaign, mitt romney released his 2011 income tax return, showing he paid an effective tax rate of just over 14%. online, we have tips from a job- hunting expert. kwame holman tells us more. >> holman: need some professional advice for finding work? a longtime headhunter and consultant offers six suggestions for job seekers. he'll be featured on the newshour in an upcoming report by paul solman. jeff talks to poet laureate natasha trethewey, a frequent visitor to the newshour, about her post and her latest book of poetry. find that on "art beat." would medicare competition help contain costs? we go behind vice-presidential nominee paul ryan's proposal to add market competition to the federal program and compare it to health insurance for federal employees. tonight's edition of "need to know" examines how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape. "america by the numbers" airs tonight on most pbs stations. and tomorrow is american graduate day, when publ
ambassador christopher stevens was killed there last week. and in the u.s. presidential campaign, mitt romney released his 2011 income tax return, showing he paid an effective tax rate of just over 14%. online, we have tips from a job- hunting expert. kwame holman tells us more. >> holman: need some professional advice for finding work? a longtime headhunter and consultant offers six suggestions for job seekers. he'll be featured on the newshour in an upcoming report by paul solman. jeff...
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we'll talk to annette insdorf of columbia university, stephanie zacharek of salon.com, dana stevens a film critic for slate.com and tony scott, film critic of the "new york times" and co-host of the television program "at the movies." >> i think it's between sandra bullock, a hollywood insider who never received the kind of acclaim being showered on her with "the blind side." between the two of them. i think meryl streep is always such a camilleian. by the way, the past couple years, the oscar has gone to attractive women in deglamorized roles like halle barre for "monsters ball" and kate winslet in "the reader." so the fact that meryl streep is made to look much dowdier than she is hashgs that may help her win. >> rose: >> with catherine bigelow, she takes a lot of care with looking at what's in that frame. you always know where one character is in relation to another. whatever there's something happening, whatever there's movement. she's very attune to that. that's one thing that i kind of never hear mentioned is... it's not just wow, a really good movie made by a woman it's the fac
we'll talk to annette insdorf of columbia university, stephanie zacharek of salon.com, dana stevens a film critic for slate.com and tony scott, film critic of the "new york times" and co-host of the television program "at the movies." >> i think it's between sandra bullock, a hollywood insider who never received the kind of acclaim being showered on her with "the blind side." between the two of them. i think meryl streep is always such a camilleian. by the...
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and that's how politicians have lived up there, don yong and ted stevens over the years. and it is really fascinating whether joe miller who is on that side, as david says, against federal spending, whether he is going toing outspoken and say we don't want washington's money any more. >> woodruff: but again in arizona, david, no surprise that john mccain held off jd hayworth. >> if you had asked me six months ago was i sure, no. i think smart pem were not sure. i think there from a couple factors. mccain was really aggressive. he didn't take anything for granted. he ran against jd hey water before hayworth even started. hayworth as we knew was a flawed candidate hurt badly by an infomercial he did saying i can get you some free money from washington. which is not what the tea party people want to hear. but mccain was assigned that if you are an establishment candidate, if you run hard and in some ways, not necessarily true to your best self, that you can win this thing. and he just campaigned hard and won. >> he didn't run on his record. he ran-- . >> woodruff: mccain. >>
and that's how politicians have lived up there, don yong and ted stevens over the years. and it is really fascinating whether joe miller who is on that side, as david says, against federal spending, whether he is going toing outspoken and say we don't want washington's money any more. >> woodruff: but again in arizona, david, no surprise that john mccain held off jd hayworth. >> if you had asked me six months ago was i sure, no. i think smart pem were not sure. i think there from a...
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the questions people are wondering is who steps in for that seat that, that position that justice of stevens had as the champion of liberal causes on the court. >> i'm not sure kagan is the person to do that. she's more of a moderate. stevens was an old school liberal and she's a new school practicing ma test, like the president who appointed her. and it's important, to have someone who is a left wing equivalent of justice scalia, who is abrasive sometimes, or justice thomas who is committed to this right wring ideology. again both justices, sotomayor and kagan seem to have been selected by the president in part because they are brilliant but also because they have great people skills. so the hope i think is that they can kind of reign in some of the right wing extremism that we see from the chief and other reason republican appointees. >> brown: marcia, you talked about the historic nature of the three women. clearly symbolic resonance, rile? >> absolutely. >> brown: is there a question about a substantive impact of that? >> i think justice ginsberg has addressed this and so has justice o'c
the questions people are wondering is who steps in for that seat that, that position that justice of stevens had as the champion of liberal causes on the court. >> i'm not sure kagan is the person to do that. she's more of a moderate. stevens was an old school liberal and she's a new school practicing ma test, like the president who appointed her. and it's important, to have someone who is a left wing equivalent of justice scalia, who is abrasive sometimes, or justice thomas who is...
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chris stevens was one of our best. we lost three other brave americans. i can make absolutely two commitments to you and all the american people. one, we will find and bring to justice the men who did this. and secondly, we will get to the bottom of it, and wherever the facts lead us, wherever they lead us, we will make clear to the american public, because whatever mistakes were made will not be made again. when you're looking at a president, martha, it seems to me that you should take a look at his most important responsibility. that's caring for the massive security of the country. the best way to do that is take a look at how he's handled the issues of the day. on iraq the president said he would end the war. governor romney said that was a tragic mistake. we should have-- he ended it. governor romney said that was a tragic mistake. we should have left 30,000 troops there. with regard to afghanistan he said he will end the war in 2014. governor romney said we should not set a date, number one. and number two, with regard to 2014, it depends. when it c
chris stevens was one of our best. we lost three other brave americans. i can make absolutely two commitments to you and all the american people. one, we will find and bring to justice the men who did this. and secondly, we will get to the bottom of it, and wherever the facts lead us, wherever they lead us, we will make clear to the american public, because whatever mistakes were made will not be made again. when you're looking at a president, martha, it seems to me that you should take a look...